A city in Japan has banned eating on the move – with a particular focus on tourists visiting the area. Kamakura, a seaside city south of Tokyo, has established a new official policy against eating in its street. The city received some 20 million visitors in 2018. The policy, in effect since 1 April this […]
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Marred by conflicts, residents feel the pinch in Ramadan
Shoppers throng Tripoli’s Souk Al-Hout market but their mood is somber as Libya’s capital is again hit by violence and prices have shot up ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. “Our country is famous for its dates,” a staple which Muslims eat first to break the Ramadan dawn-to-dusk fast, says shopkeeper Abdallah Al-Chaibi. “But […]